diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Converter.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Converter.java
index 2236a81828..933d2fc775 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Converter.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Converter.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ package org.jooq;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import org.jooq.impl.AbstractConverter;
 import org.jooq.impl.SQLDataType;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ public interface Converter<T, U> extends Serializable {
         Function<? super T, ? extends U> from,
         Function<? super U, ? extends T> to
     ) {
-        return new Converter<T, U>() {
+        return new AbstractConverter<T, U>(fromType, toType) {
 
             /**
              * Generated UID
@@ -180,21 +181,6 @@ public interface Converter<T, U> extends Serializable {
             public final T to(U u) {
                 return to.apply(u);
             }
-
-            @Override
-            public final Class<T> fromType() {
-                return fromType;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public final Class<U> toType() {
-                return toType;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public String toString() {
-                return "Converter [ " + fromType.getName() + " -> " + toType.getName() + " ]";
-            }
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConverterProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConverterProvider.java
index 5dd2b5cc83..a0125ed5e4 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConverterProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultConverterProvider.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public final class DefaultConverterProvider implements ConverterProvider {
             || Record.class.isAssignableFrom(tWrapper)
             || Struct.class.isAssignableFrom(tWrapper) && UDTRecord.class.isAssignableFrom(uWrapper)
         ) {
-            return new Converter<T, U>() {
+            return new AbstractConverter<T, U>(tType, uType) {
 
                 /**
                  * Generated UID.
@@ -124,16 +124,6 @@ public final class DefaultConverterProvider implements ConverterProvider {
                 public T to(U u) {
                     return Convert.convert(u, tType);
                 }
-
-                @Override
-                public Class<T> fromType() {
-                    return tType;
-                }
-
-                @Override
-                public Class<U> toType() {
-                    return uType;
-                }
             };
         }
         else
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/RowField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/RowField.java
index 1b8b1018c5..172d68cbbe 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/RowField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/RowField.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.Names.N_ROW;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.BooleanDataKey.DATA_LIST_ALREADY_INDENTED;
 
 import org.jooq.Context;
-import org.jooq.Converter;
 import org.jooq.DataType;
 import org.jooq.Field;
 import org.jooq.Name;
@@ -69,7 +68,9 @@ final class RowField<ROW extends Row, REC extends Record> extends AbstractField<
 
     @SuppressWarnings({ "serial", "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
     RowField(final ROW row, Name as) {
-        super(as, (DataType) SQLDataType.RECORD, CommentImpl.NO_COMMENT, binding(new Converter<Object, REC>() {
+        super(as, (DataType) SQLDataType.RECORD, CommentImpl.NO_COMMENT, binding(new AbstractConverter<Object, REC>(
+                Object.class, (Class<REC>) Tools.recordType(row.size())
+        ) {
             @Override
             public REC from(final Object t) {
                 // So far, this is only supported for PostgreSQL
@@ -80,16 +81,6 @@ final class RowField<ROW extends Row, REC extends Record> extends AbstractField<
             public Object to(REC u) {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Converting from nested records to bind values is not yet supported");
             }
-
-            @Override
-            public Class<Object> fromType() {
-                return Object.class;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public Class<REC> toType() {
-                return (Class<REC>) Tools.recordType(row.size());
-            }
         }));
 
         this.row = row;
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLasDOMBinding.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLasDOMBinding.java
index b342d796dd..cb05fa82a2 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLasDOMBinding.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/XMLasDOMBinding.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class XMLasDOMBinding extends AbstractVarcharBinding<Node> {
     private final Converter<Object, Node> converter;
 
     public XMLasDOMBinding() {
-        this.converter = new Converter<Object, Node>() {
+        this.converter = new AbstractConverter<Object, Node>(Object.class, Node.class) {
 
             /**
              * Generated UID
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ public class XMLasDOMBinding extends AbstractVarcharBinding<Node> {
             public Object to(Node u) {
                 return u == null ? null : XMLasDOMBinding.toString(u);
             }
-
-            @Override
-            public Class<Object> fromType() {
-                return Object.class;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public Class<Node> toType() {
-                return Node.class;
-            }
         };
     }